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Sanriku Coast

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Travel / Tourism

Ryusendo Cave

4.5

229 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Shimoheiguniwaizumichou Iwaizumi Kannari 1-1

This massive limestone cave is one of Japan’s three largest, and is designated a National Natural Monument. The cave is over 5,000 meters long overall, and hosts eight underground lakes that are among the clearest in the world. The color of the water, called Dragon Blue, is astonishing and the mystical sight is worth visiting. A 700 meter walking route in the cave and three of the eight lakes are open to the public. One section of the trail is barrier-free, with full wheelchair access. The limestone filtered water has been named one of Japan’s top 100 waters, and is available to drink at the cave entrance.

This spot is far from any station, so you need a car or bus to reach it. The entrance fee costs 1000 yen per person. Business hours are from 8:30 to 17:00, and open everyday. It is one of the three...
Jodogahama Visitor Center

4.0

69 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Hitachihamachou 32-69

This information facility is located inside Rikuchu Kaigan National Park in the Hitachihama-cho area of Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. It gives you information about various natural areas in the national park such as the Jodogahama rock formations and Sanno Rock. There are exhibits related to the Sanriku coast and also a rest space, making it a place used by many local residents. In addition, it also holds events to maintain the Michinoku Coastal Trail footpath.

浄土ヶ浜ビジターセンターの駐車場に車を止めて、浄土ヶ浜に行けます。ビジターセンター内には案内展示などもありました。
Roadside Station Kuji Yamase Dofukan

3.5

42 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Kujishi Nakamachi 2-5-6

This roadside station is located in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. It sells local sake and also locally grown agricultural products and marine products. In addition, there is a restaurant using local ingredients where you can eat ryoshi nagekomi-don (sashimi rice bowl) with plenty of seafood and kaiun-don (good fortune bowl). It is visited not only by local shoppers but also tourists looking to purchase souvenirs.

久慈駅から徒歩１０分ほどのところにある道の駅。お土産などの販売以外に観光交流センターも併設されています。久慈祭の巨大な山車が展示されています。
Kuji Amber Museum

4.0

39 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Kujishi Kokujichou Dai19chiwari 156-133

This museum is located in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. Among the amber used in jewelry, this is where you can see amber from Kuji, which has the world's oldest deposits. There are exhibits that show the production of amber and artworks using it. With prior reservations, you can also participate in events where you can experience digging amber.

様々な種類の琥珀や琥珀のモザイク画等が展示されていました。琥珀を触れたり、歩いたり出来るコーナーがありましたが、コロナ禍で触れず残念でした。一番の目的は琥珀の採掘体験で、春から秋にかけて体験出来ます。スタッフの方が色々気に掛けてくれて、アドバイスをくれたり親切でした。 1時間があっという間に過ぎ、夢中になり楽しめました。体験後に小さい琥珀の御守を貰えます。
Taro Kanko Hotel

4.5

46 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Miyako-shi Taro Nohara 80-1

Located about a 20-minute walk from the Sanriku Railway Rias Line’s Taro Station, the facility was damaged by the tsunami that is said to have exceeded 17 meters in height due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. The building, which was flooded up to the fourth floor, leaving only pillars up to the second floor but not collapsing, is preserved as a tsunami archaeological site to pass on to future generations so memories of the massive damage of not forgotten. You can participate in a guided tour to learn about disaster prevention that is held by the Miyako Tourism Cultural Exchange Association that allows visitors to visit the building and watch tsunami videos taken at the hotel on the day of the earthquake.

Taro Kanko Hotel, which was located on the north side of Taro fishing port, was located directly in front of the collapsed seawall. As for the outer walls and interior, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors...
Roadside Station Yamabiko-kan

3.5

31 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Kawauchi 8-2

This roadside station is located in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. It is in the mountains and sells fresh vegetables in the adjacent direct sales corner. In addition, specialty products from Miyako and local Iwate sake are available for purchase in the product corner. In the food corner, there are spacious restaurants and places to get snacks such as handmade bread, ice cream and fast food.

宮古ー盛岡移動の休憩場所となる道の駅。特急バスの休憩所にもなる。道の駅としてはごく一般的。地元の農産物を購入できる。
Roadside Station Sanriku

4.0

25 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Ofunatoshi Sanrikuchouokirai Idobora 95-27

This roadside station is located along National Route 45 in the Sanriku-cho area of Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture. Various seasonal seafood such as abalone from Sanriku-cho is sold here. In addition to the fresh fish corner, Persimmon ice cream using the Sanriku specialty, Koeda persimmon, is also popular. With facilities such as a resting area, it is widely used as a place to socialize by both local residents and tourists.

This is a local food and souvenir shop on Sanriku road. I visited here every time when I come to Ofunato. I tasted the softcream everytime, althought the temperature was under 1 degree.
Roadside Station Mitakaibunko

4.0

41 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Shimoheiguniwaizumichou Kado Mitakai 47-2

This roadside station is located in the town of Iwaizumi in Shimohei County, Iwate Prefecture. It uses the site of the Mitakai branch school of Iwaizumi Town Kado Elementary School, and is characterized by being built with the remains of the school. In addition to snacks such as grilled rice balls and croquettes, there is a co-op that sells local farm products and processed goods and a school lunchroom where you can eat, making it a place where you can get a sense of nostalgia.

廃校を活用した、道の駅。木の椅子、机の上で、昔なつかしの給食(日替わりで、イカリングや紙パックの牛乳など)や揚げパンを楽しむことができる。少しばかり童心にかえる時間が持てます。
Jodogahama Beach

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Hitachihamachou 32

This beach is adorned with sharp white rock formations, creating an other-worldly atmosphere. The name Jodogahama refers to the Buddhist “Pure Land.” The beach is filled with bathers in summer. The rock formations visible include flow structures formed by rolling lava, and plate shaped fractures called “joints” formed when magma cools rapidly. The unusual geology led to this area being designated a Sanriku Fukko (reconstruction) National Park & Sanriku Geopark.
Roadside Station Noda

4.0

20 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Kunohe-gun Nodamura Noda 31-31-1

陸中野田駅の駅舎と一体化した道の駅。土産物店、地域で収穫された農産物の販売所、レストランなどが入っている。野田村では昔から直煮製塩という方法で塩が作られているということで、製塩作業を表現したジオラマやパネル説明があり、その塩を使った商品も販売している。中でもオススメは「のだ塩ソフトクリーム」。ほのかに塩味が効いており、汗をかく夏にはピッタリの味わいである。
Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum

4.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Kesencho

Alongside Minimisanriku, Onagawa and, most tragically of all, Okawa perhaps nowhere demonstrates the destructive power of the tsunami that struck the Sanriku coastline after the Great Eastern...
Roadside Station Yamada

3.5

12 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Shimoheigunyamadamachi Funakoshi 6-141

This roadside station is in the town of Yamada in Shimohei County, Iwate Prefecture. It sells special products from the Sanriku area, processed goods using marine products and shiitake mushrooms, and souvenirs. In addition, there are snacks such as frankfurters and French fries and also ramen, udon and soba noodles in the cafeteria, making it a spot to take a rest and eat.

宮古から釜石に行く時国道沿いにあります。高速道路を通るとここには行かれません。近くに、牡蠣小屋や、鯨館などもあります。
Kamaishi City Iron and Steel History Museum

4.0

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Kamaishishi Odairachou 3-12-7

This history museum is located in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. The birthplace of modern steelmaking, it is a facility where you can learn about the history of steel. In addition to exhibiting models of full-sized blast furnaces, they also show the progress of steelmaking using images, sounds and lights. Because there are many visual devices, both children and adults can learn about steel while having fun.

So so. It is a little bit tireing to climb up the road to this place. If you drive then no problem. I enjoy the movie and the panels and I should thank a gentleman keeping my heavy backpack while I...
Kitayamazaki Cliffs Cruise Boats

4.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohata Mura Shimanokoshi 104-2

田野畑の羅賀荘に宿泊。翌日ホテルの車で島越魚港にある発着所まで送ってもらい、8時40分出港の北山崎断崖クルーズへ！島越魚港から北山崎まで往復約50分のクルーズ。船を追って海猫が舞い、目前には壁のような断崖や奇岩が迫る。コイコロべ白亜紀地層、弁天崎やロウソク岩、ミノシタの断崖など、海のアルプスと称される高さ200ｍの断崖が連なるダイナミックな海の眺めを堪能した。コロナ...
Jodogahama Marine House

4.0

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Miyako-shi Hitachihamacho 32-4

I was super disappointed and did not get to experience the blue cave despite physically being there! I was seated in the back on the right side, and the people in front of us (who were able to...
Roadside Station Ono

4.5

5 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Kunohegunhironochou Ono 58-12-30

This roadside station is located along National Route 395. In the JA Hirono-cho Ono store, they offer items such as fresh seasonal agricultural products. In addition, they also sell souvenirs including Koma-odori and Nanbu Senbei The adjacent Ono-mura Industrial Design Center has a workshop to experience woodworking visited by many tourists.

農産物直売所の他，宿泊施設や公園などが併設する大きな道の駅です．国道３９５号沿いにあり休憩には最適です．
Kesen Carpentry and Folklore Museum

4.5

10 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Otomocho Myoga 1-237

A museum located a 90-minute drive from the Ichinoseki Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. The museum is modeled after early Meiji period Kesen homes and was built to pass on the techniques of Kesen carpentry to future generations. The museum was built exclusively with local materials like Kesen cedar wood. The main building is made of wood and modeled after a single story thatch roof family home. Looking up from beyond the irori sunken hearth, visitors can spot Kesen carpentry techniques everywhere, such as three stage beams. There's also a 3.11 Light of Hope eternally lit gas lamp on the grounds which was lit from the 1.17 Light of Hope in Kobe.

The Kesen carpentry style is unique to the area and unfortunately there are very few carpenters (if any) left to carry on the techniques. Inside the main building with high ceilings is a...
Roadside Station Kuzakai Kogen

3.5

3 Reviews

Transportation

Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Kadoma Tashiro 2-434-2

This roadside station is located along National Route 106. They offer various specialty products such as perilla and black beans. In the restaurant Beef Village Kuzakai that features a yellow and white appearance, you can get a taste of dishes including Miso Katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl with thick miso bean sauce) and homemade soba buckwheat noodles. The facility is used not only by tourists but many local residents.

お店の人になぜビーフビレッジなのかきくと昔短角牛の郷だったらしく今はほとんど飼ってないらしいがそのまま残っているらしい。そのためレストランメニューも何品か牛肉料理が残してあるとのこと。盛岡から宮古に抜ける道の最初の道の駅。この周辺には店らしきものはないので休憩場所として利用価値あり。
Kiseki-no-ippon-Matsu

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Kesencho
Roadside Station Iwaizumi

Transportation

Iwate Prefecture Shimokukeni-gun Iwaizumi Shigeru Otome 90-1

This roadside station is located in the town of Iwaizumi in Shimohei County, Iwate Prefecture. You can purchase specialty products from Iwaizumi such as locally harvested vegetables, edible wild vegetables and mushrooms at Wakuwaku House, where they also sell items including Ryusendo skin lotion and Iwaizumi Tankaku (shorthorn) beef that are available for home delivery. In addition, there is also a restaurant with the concept of local production for local consumption that uses local ingredients.

Iwate Sanriku Coast

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Iwate Areas

A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.